Mountain Baishi Scenic Spot is also called Mountain Baishi National Geological Park. Because its scenery is exactly like that of Mountain Huangshan (one of the five famous mountains in China) in Anhui Province, it is called “Small Mountain Huangshan”.
Mountain Baishi lies 15 kilometers south of Laiyuan County Seat. It gets its name because of the amount of white marble there. It is magnificent, grotesque and perilous. The mountain is very high with “three peaks, six terraces, nine valleys and eighteen hills”. The backbone is more than 7,000 meters long. The highest peak is 2,096 meters above sea level, the highest on the northwest of the North China Plain. During the Warring States Period, the mountain range separated the States of Yan and Zhao. During the Liao and Song Dynasties, two countries were separated by this mountain. At Mountain Baishi, grotesque peaks stand in great numbers, and bold cliffs and perilous ravines are very steep and precipitous, as if they were cut by axes and knives, with little curves but more edges and corners. Especially the region of needle karsts, with big drop and high density, is the only scene of marble needle karsts in Chins.
There are various kinds of plants at Mountain Baishi. The total forest area is 28,000 mu. There are some second-grade plants under state protection. There is a large area of pure red birch grove, which has a high value of appreciation. Many animals such as goats, badgers, roes, golden pheasants and mountain hares under state protection live here.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Abunolihide, a Japanese general, was shot at the Huangtu Hill at the eastern foot of Mountain Baishi.
At the northern foot of the mountain lies the key cultural relic under state protection——Mountain Baishi Great Wall, which is the best-preserved part of the Great Wall. The wall made of ashlars shows the vicissitudes of time.
The Shipu Valley is at the western foot of Mountain Baishi. The streams either wind through the woods or run between the huge stones, and either gurgle a long or flow quietly. The water leaps to be waterfalls and lingers to be pools.
Admission fee: RMB ￥ 50 per person |
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